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June 20, 2026BMC NephrologyOpen Access

Epidemiology, antimicrobial resistance, and mortality of bloodstream infections in hemodialysis patients: an 11-year retrospective cohort study from southern Saudi Arabia

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MAMona M. AlshahraniRBRuqayyah Mohammed Ali BilaliSMSafia Abdullah Mohammed

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Retrospective cohort study reveals high mortality and antibiotic resistance in hemodialysis patients with bloodstream infections, suggesting need for improved infection control.

Key Points

  • To describe the epidemiology and antimicrobial resistance of bloodstream infections (BSIs) in hemodialysis patients along with mortality associations.
  • Single-center retrospective cohort study at Aseer Central Hospital from January 2013 to July 2024
  • Included maintenance hemodialysis patients with positive blood cultures and involved 201 patients and 297 BSI episodes
  • Analyses utilized CLSI M100 for susceptibility and descriptive statistical methods for risk ratios.
  • Gram-positive organisms accounted for 69.0% of isolates; staphylococci were predominant (42.8%)
  • 30-day in-hospital mortality rate was 11.1% among hospitalized patients
  • MDR phenotypes were 24.2%, with CRE episodes associated with higher mortality compared to carbapenem-susceptible Enterobacterales (risk ratio 7.88, 95% CI 0.95-65.06; P=0.053).

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Alshahrani et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a362e62db0793dc1a536299https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-026-05127-1
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